Chapter 7 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was presently breathing the water with fair normality. Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief. Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand. Together we tried to stand upright. This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
Chapter 7 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.”
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading “I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.”
injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading “Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “This river bottom seemed a gray sand.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “Together we tried to stand upright.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Together we tried to stand upright.”
a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
In this reading “This river bottom seemed a gray sand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
later than; following
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
the lower side of anything
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
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From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
in the near future
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Together we tried to stand upright.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This river bottom seemed a gray sand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together we tried to stand upright.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Together we tried to stand upright.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Together we tried to stand upright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Indeed, after the noxious air we had been struggling with so long, it came almost as a relief.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nona’s arms were about my neck; I loosed them, but she clung to my hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was presently breathing the water with fair normality.
Chapter 7 of The man on the meteor by Ray Cummings holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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